The game " Sota " is Played with Spanish Cards, like "Ronda".
How to play
Standard cards
The “ Sota ” game is played with Spanish cards, just like “Ronda”.
The Spanish cards game has 40 cards.
Dheb or oros (gold) = 10 cards including Sota
Khel or bastos (baton) = 10 cards
Copas (cut) = 10 cards
Sbada (sword) = 10 cards
For the game " Sota ", 37 cards are selected, since 3 cards are removed before
The start of the game (more precisely: 3 valets)
Fantastic cards
In addition to standard cards, the game has 8 fantastic cards, 2 of each color. If
A pair of fantastic cards is brought together at the same player, it will have a
specific power:
- "skull": allows you to choose who from the opponents will not play around
following.
- "fairy": allows you to see who among the opponents holds the card equivalent to the
Card chosen.
- "Assassin": allows you to select 2 cards (instead of 1) from the opponents:
The first from the previous opponent, the second from the opponent
following.
- "Guide": allows the player to know who, among the players holds the Sota card.
Standard cards and fantastic cards are mixed and distributed between
Players. Each player sees his cards only. A light beam announces what
player in hand to play.
In turn, and in the opposite sense of the movement of the needles of a watch, the player
Who has the hand selects a returned card from the previous player. If he finds himself
With a map of the same row (ex: 2 aces), he poses, if he wishes, the 2 cards in terms of
game and gradually empty his hand. Otherwise, the card drawn from the other player will be
Added to other cards in his possession. The round then passes to the next player. Among
The distributed cards are 8 fantastic cards. If a player manages to bring together a pair of
These cards, it has a specific power (see above).
If a player finds all the standard cards and ends up with a fantastic card
At the end of the game, he gave it to the following player (and not to the previous player) and thus wins the
part.
Calculation of points
The calculation of the points is done as follows:
- 1 pair of cards posed (ex: 2 aces): 5 points
- 2 pairs of cards placed suddenly (ex: 2 aces and 2 riders): 15 points
- 3 pairs of cards placed suddenly (ex: 2 as and 2 riders and 2 kings): 30 points
- 4 cards of the same row put at once (ex: 4 aces): 25 points
- Super winning: 500 points
- 2nd winner: 100 points
- 3rd winner: 50 points
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